Debate: Do Tithes Determine Access to Heaven?
A Nigerian pastor has stirred reactions by claiming that those who do not pay tithes will still enter heaven but in a “Lazarus way”—as a poor man, referencing the biblical story of Lazarus.
This statement adds to ongoing debates within Christian circles regarding the importance of tithing in the path to salvation.
Some preachers, like Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), have previously linked tithing to one’s heavenly reward.
However, Adeboye recently apologized for a similar claim, admitting that such teachings are not biblically accurate.